David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 12:08 PM |
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TIG - it's been too long...
I decided that I wanted to weld some stainless steel with my old scratch-start TIG, so I got me some gas and got everything set up and ready to
go...
...it's amazing how much you forget in a couple of years!
First attempt: tungsten disappears with a loud "FUT" because I'd forgotten to turn the gas on. 
Second attempt: not too bad, but I dipped the tip into the weld pool a couple of times. Never mind, I gave myself a refresher course in tungsten
grinding. 
Third attempt: getting better, but a bit blobby and wandering, because I couldn't see the weld pool properly. Then I realised that I used to
put on the pair of glasses I use for working on the computer, and I was trying to do it with my varifocal glasses - with the welding helmet I was
trying to look at the work using the middle bit of the lens, which is meant for about 10 feet. Doh!
Fourth attempt: the weld looked a lot better once I could see what I was doing... 
Now... I need a lot more practice...
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omega0684
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 12:30 PM |
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you have to post pictures on a thread like this, its mandatory
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 12:39 PM |
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Oh - OK then... this is one of my later attempts. Nowhere near perfect, but a lot better than the first ones!
 
stay TIG
It's non-structural, and mostly not visible to the average bystander, so I'll probably leave it as it is (I have tidied it up a bit more
though).
[Edited on 22/6/09 by David Jenkins]
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nick205
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 04:00 PM |
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Looks pretty neat to me David.
Any advance on what you're up to yet - I have to say it's still got me stumped 
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yellow melos
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 04:36 PM |
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Post the bad welding as well, makes others feel better and can help them to see where they are going wrong !!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 05:35 PM |
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I reckon its a wing support  
Welding looks fab to me Dave! 
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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designer
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 06:17 PM |
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If that is nowhere near perfect!!!!!*****
What is????
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 06:52 PM |
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I know what it is!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 06:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
I reckon its a wing support
You're getting warmer...
...positively toasty!
[Edited on 22/6/09 by David Jenkins]
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prawnabie
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 06:57 PM |
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Its the outer wing support that will run on a bearing secured to the outside face of the wheel?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 07:17 PM |
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No bearing...
...and I'm not saying any more until it's finished and proved to be road-worthy!
(probably get its first public outing at Paul & Gaz's BBQ next Sunday, weather permitting).
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nick205
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| posted on 25/6/09 at 09:29 AM |
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Are you planning to mount your headlights on the wings and have them swivel with the steering...?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 25/6/09 at 10:05 AM |
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No - I'm just fed up with having to reweld my stays every thousand miles...
...and it appears that my new setup works - I'll shout about it when I've finished, but I can say that my wings now have zero flapitude
when driving over bumpy roads.
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